Saraf M N, Ghooi R B, Patwardhan B K
College of Pharmacy, Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thakarsi Women's University, Bombay, India.
J Ethnopharmacol. 1989 Apr;25(2):159-64. doi: 10.1016/0378-8741(89)90017-2.
Semecarpus anacardium nuts are used for variety of disorders in Ayurveda. A chloroform extract of the nut significantly reduced acute carrageenan-induced paw oedema in rats and was active against the secondary lesions of adjuvant-induced arthritis. Delayed hypersensitivity induced in mice by sheep red blood cells as an antigen was potentiated by the extract.